Top undergraduate geology student at University of Saskatchewan Walter Kupsch was a geology professor at the U of S who made important contributions through his work in Quaternary geology, terrain analysis, and northern non-renewable resource development. Professor Walter Kupsch passed away on July 6, 2003.
Past winners of the award are displayed in the list below:
| Year | Award Recipient |
| 1988 | Gerard Zaluski |
| 1989 | Gerard Zaluski |
| 1990 | Ron Miksha |
| 1991 | Kevin Adams |
| 1992 | Graham Phipps |
| 1993 | Robin Zabek |
| 1994 | Melodi Kujawa |
| 1995 | C. Therens |
| 1996 | D. Postnikoff |
| 1997 | Alex MacNeil |
| 1998 | Kelly Easterman |
| 1999 | Derek Savage |
| 2000 | Rachel Gammell |
| 2001 | Margaret Harder |
| 2002 | Julia Milne |
| 2003 | Breanna Uzelman |
| 2004 | Kimberley Halpin |
| 2005 | Mary England |
| 2006 | Virginia Chostner |
| 2007 | Riley Hutchinson |
| 2008 | Rae-Dawn Keim |
| 2009 | Garret LePoudre |
| 2010 | Britni Brenna |
| 2011 | Mikkel Steven Tetland |
| 2012 | Andrew May |
| 2013 | Eli Wiens |
| 2014 | Sean Hillacre |
| 2015 | Todd LeBlanc |
| 2016 | Colton Vessey |
| 2017 | Hoang Anh Tu (Lavie) Nguyen |
| 2018 | Lyndsay Hauber |
| 2019 | Iliajah Pidskalny |
| 2020 | Oliver Horner |
| 2021 | Iaiden Christopher |
| 2022 | Emily Harrison |